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. >>> witnesss in syria say a neighborhood may be beyond government control after fighting left a number of people dead. they have engaged in a shootout with snipers in the sirian military smuggling fighters in and out of the neighborhood they control getting past government checkpoints. >>> and it look like there's a new island in the red sea after an underwater eruption left lava cooling when it broke through the water's surface. nasa capture the image last week which shows a new mass with a plume. that is forming along the island between yemen and itera. part of the red sea has seen volcanic activity with as many as 10 eruptions in the past five years. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> two doctors are charged with murder for performing a botched abortion. the secret facility where they were taking place. >>> and i am corinne redman. crime in baltimore going down. that's what the numbers say. hear firsthand from the police commissioner on what's working. >>> and so do you have your beer goggles on? we will a little later. how to prepare to stay safe without ending up in the slammer.
. >>> witnesss in syria say a neighborhood may be beyond government control after fighting left a number of people dead. they have engaged in a shootout with snipers in the sirian military smuggling fighters in and out of the neighborhood they control getting past government checkpoints. >>> and it look like there's a new island in the red sea after an underwater eruption left lava cooling when it broke through the water's surface. nasa capture the image last week which shows...
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presence of arab league monitors have not stopped the killing in syria. activists say 26 more people were killed today. tonight, correspondent virtus looks at what is changing -- sport leland vittert looks at what is changing and what isn't in syria. >> the sound of the automatic weapons fire to allow in the arab league observers a ploy to buy time to crush the resistance. thousands risk their live in the street to demand the end of the president's regime. protesters are learning, thoughk, using look out to stop the rooftop snipers. no one is safe in the street. women and children routinely run to dodge bullets. they square off with the soldiers willing to take aim. we don't know how this standoff ended. >> those videotaping are also in danger. one camera man captures soldiers shouting allegiance and then running counterrecharge and firing with no regard. >> activists claim the courses are escorted by the government spies to make it impossible to report atrocities. they want the head monitor replaced. human rights record is in question given a previous po
presence of arab league monitors have not stopped the killing in syria. activists say 26 more people were killed today. tonight, correspondent virtus looks at what is changing -- sport leland vittert looks at what is changing and what isn't in syria. >> the sound of the automatic weapons fire to allow in the arab league observers a ploy to buy time to crush the resistance. thousands risk their live in the street to demand the end of the president's regime. protesters are learning,...
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. >>> we begin with syria tonight. for months, we have witnessed the world has witnessed men, women, children, demonstrating the streets. initially they called for reforms. those calls were met with arrests, torture, killing, they began to call for the overthrow of the regime. there has been more bloodshed in syria, and sadly that's nothing new tonight. what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that the president has removed military forces from the streets and is no longer attacking protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league ober force is a sudden and east commander. not only a commander but also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omaral bashir, a man wanted for genocide in crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team told reuters that things were calm and there were no clash
. >>> we begin with syria tonight. for months, we have witnessed the world has witnessed men, women, children, demonstrating the streets. initially they called for reforms. those calls were met with arrests, torture, killing, they began to call for the overthrow of the regime. there has been more bloodshed in syria, and sadly that's nothing new tonight. what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that the...
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. >>> and quite the opposite in syria. huge protest crowds are turning out across the country again today. and the death toll has grown. earlier today an activist network reported nine deaths in clashes with security forces. it has now changed the number of dead to at least 13. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid march. two opposition groups have reached a deal on a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. >>> back in this country, a magnitude 4.0 earthquake has rattled ohio near the urban centers of youngstown and warren. this same area has been the center of a lot of controversy over fracking, a method of getting natural gas out of shale rock. critics worry it could cause earthquakes and other damage. >>> and customers complained and verizon listened. the country's largest mobile phone provider is scrapping its $2 fee for customers to make a one-time bill payment. the movement sparked outrage from thousands of verizon customers for having to pay a fee to pay their bill. >>>
. >>> and quite the opposite in syria. huge protest crowds are turning out across the country again today. and the death toll has grown. earlier today an activist network reported nine deaths in clashes with security forces. it has now changed the number of dead to at least 13. the united nations says more than 5,000 syrians have died since mid march. two opposition groups have reached a deal on a plan for democracy in case syria's president steps down. >>> back in this...
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they are in syria to monitor the government's cross to end the crack down on protesters from syria to egypt. forget the past and move forward. that's what egypt urged after days of deadly clashes there. many don't want to hear it. today tens of thousands of protesters returned to tahrir square to denounce the deadly crack down. you can see the pictures and the country's military has been in power since the ousting of the former dictator in february. that has egyptians outraged saying the transition to democratic rule is taking way too long. nbc news foreign correspondent is joining me live from cairo there. what is the scene like right now? >> craig, the numbers are beginning to drop down a little bit. still a few thousand people here behind me hung up the flag around the entire circle. it's become iconic through what we have seen. the people here really adamant in renouncing the military council. they called today's rally the restoration of honor and dignity. after the images that we saw earlier of a woman being dragged and stripped naked and brutally beaten in public. people grew an
they are in syria to monitor the government's cross to end the crack down on protesters from syria to egypt. forget the past and move forward. that's what egypt urged after days of deadly clashes there. many don't want to hear it. today tens of thousands of protesters returned to tahrir square to denounce the deadly crack down. you can see the pictures and the country's military has been in power since the ousting of the former dictator in february. that has egyptians outraged saying the...
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because if you take a look at the geography of syria, the geography of syria really favors the regime. when you think here is a country which has lebanon on one side, which is subordinate to syria, which has jordan on the other side, which is in a way, very, very wary of any intervention and they it has israel, which is very complicated relationship. then it has iraq. which is very sympathetic to the assad regime. then it has turkey. which has played cat and mouse with the syrian rebellion. it hints it will come in, but then it doesn't. so i think it's the recipe for a long, long war. >> anything that's going to happen? >> absolutely. this is where we are. the regime can't bury this revolution. the revolution can't overthrow the regime. when we look at the powers beyond, the international community has really been disgraceful. and the belief in the arab league has been such a sham. when you look at the sudanese general going to homs and saying he saw nothing frightening in homs. well, with all due respect, maybe his standards are the darfur standards. >> i'm, this is what i just canno
because if you take a look at the geography of syria, the geography of syria really favors the regime. when you think here is a country which has lebanon on one side, which is subordinate to syria, which has jordan on the other side, which is in a way, very, very wary of any intervention and they it has israel, which is very complicated relationship. then it has iraq. which is very sympathetic to the assad regime. then it has turkey. which has played cat and mouse with the syrian rebellion. it...
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but first, evolving fight against the government in syria. it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job. so why are you doing hers? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious... like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief, but can also help heal acid related erosions in the lining of your esophagus. talk to your doctor about the risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels with long-term use of nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. let your doctor do her
but first, evolving fight against the government in syria. it's the perfect time to find great deals on the 4g lte devices you love. like the droid bionic by motorola for $199.99. or the pantech breakout for $49.99. our lowest price ever. get the technology you love, on the network you deserve. and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job. so why are you doing hers? only your doctor can determine if your persistent...
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. >>> reports from syria indicate the government is pulling tanks from a city after days of assaults on the people there. it is going on just as monitors from the aaron league are arriving there this morning. they are in syria to see if the government is complying with a peace plan. >>> we have an union date on your forecast, some rain on the way. and traffic? kind. light out there. that is all coming up after the break. >>> mother nature is really delivering a blow this past year. so coming up next, we'll take a look back at the year's wild weather. i sweated the details. all the phone calls, the emails, the lost weekends. and then after twenty-two years, just like that, i was laid off. today there are so many americans like matthew. he worked hard and played by the rules. suddenly, he's out of a job. it's been a struggle not being able to find a job. but it's been our faith and family and friends that have helped us get through this. citizens energy was created to help the forgotten ones keep warm. we asked the big oil companies and oil producing nations to
. >>> reports from syria indicate the government is pulling tanks from a city after days of assaults on the people there. it is going on just as monitors from the aaron league are arriving there this morning. they are in syria to see if the government is complying with a peace plan. >>> we have an union date on your forecast, some rain on the way. and traffic? kind. light out there. that is all coming up after the break. >>> mother nature is really delivering a blow...
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human rights group and killing continues in syria and the turkish government bombed the kurds in northern turkey and libya is trying to form a government without any help from the united states. admittedly our options are limited. why are they limited? the arab spring started last january and at least 11 nations erupted defense existing dictatorships and the united states reaction, we don't know what to do because we don't know who the people are because we aren't engaged with those people. >> paul: for tareen or in part because of that reason and part because of the reluctance of the obama administration to lead in the world and like to lead from behind as one of the advisors famously told the new yorker, they played a pretty passive role here and i think-- >> i think they've done that as a matter of policy and they do not want to lead they want to engage with other multi-lateral institutions, i think what you're seeing in the middle east is a microcosm of what the world looks like when the world's leading power disengages itself. it begins to spin out of control on its own and this is l
human rights group and killing continues in syria and the turkish government bombed the kurds in northern turkey and libya is trying to form a government without any help from the united states. admittedly our options are limited. why are they limited? the arab spring started last january and at least 11 nations erupted defense existing dictatorships and the united states reaction, we don't know what to do because we don't know who the people are because we aren't engaged with those people....
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>>> we begin tonight with syria and are keeping an honest report. for months the world has witnessed men, will and children, demonstrating in the streets. initially they called for reforms, when those calls were met with arrests and torture and killings, they began to call for overthrow. there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent in to verify that syria's president, bashar al assad, is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground for 48 hours and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of the arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander mohammed mustafa al dabbi, he's the former head of intelligence in the government of omar basher. a man wanted for crimes against humanity. he told "reuters" that quote things were calm and there were no clashes in homs. he went on to say, the situation seems reassuring so far. he also said, some places looked a bit of a mess, but there was nothing fri
>>> we begin tonight with syria and are keeping an honest report. for months the world has witnessed men, will and children, demonstrating in the streets. initially they called for reforms, when those calls were met with arrests and torture and killings, they began to call for overthrow. there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent in to verify that syria's president, bashar al assad, is keeping his promises to remove military forces from...
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bashar al asad of syria has so far managed to hold on to power. the cost, more than 5,000 lives since march with more killed each day, even as many soldiers defect and the uprising lurches toward civil war. nothing has slowed down the carnage. not even the presence of arab league observers. their job, to ensure the asad regime's compliance is an agreement aimed at ending the crackdown. while the syrian government has allowed the arab league observers in, it has all but banned foreign media from reporting firsthand from inside the country. >>> the opposition is using home video to get the message out and hoping the observers present will help them be heard. in this amateur footage not independently verified residents placed the body of a dead child on the hood of the observer's car. but the arab league has been of little help so far. opposition groups say more than 130 syrians have been killed since the observers finally arrived this week. president asad claims he's waging war against terrorist gangs and foreign elements trying to divide the countr
bashar al asad of syria has so far managed to hold on to power. the cost, more than 5,000 lives since march with more killed each day, even as many soldiers defect and the uprising lurches toward civil war. nothing has slowed down the carnage. not even the presence of arab league observers. their job, to ensure the asad regime's compliance is an agreement aimed at ending the crackdown. while the syrian government has allowed the arab league observers in, it has all but banned foreign media from...
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and that's very unusual in syria. >> yeah. and there's a lot of suspicion from the opposition camp that this was something staged by the regime itself. they point to the fact that the regime hasn't released the names of all the victims, and they blamed al qaeda within 10 minutes of the bombing. you know, i think this is certainly something that the regime is capable of, but there's no evidence that it did so itself. >> all right. and it's going to be france asking for these observers in homs today, not tomorrow. we'll see how it plays out. always appreciate your analysis. >> thank you, hala. >>> a group of south korean citizens are now in north korea. they passed through the did i militaryized zone to pay their respects to kim jong il. a former first lady is leading that group. her husband won a nobel prize for trying to bring peace to the two koreas. the civilian trip did get the go-ahead from seoul, but there's no official cell gagz. -- delegation. >>> back here in the united states, eight days and counting. with the iowa ca
and that's very unusual in syria. >> yeah. and there's a lot of suspicion from the opposition camp that this was something staged by the regime itself. they point to the fact that the regime hasn't released the names of all the victims, and they blamed al qaeda within 10 minutes of the bombing. you know, i think this is certainly something that the regime is capable of, but there's no evidence that it did so itself. >> all right. and it's going to be france asking for these...
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central bank of syria, commercial bank of syria, other financial institutions, government officials, other individuals involved in repression, governmental entities and non-governmental entities. these are the general categories of things to target. in those seven categories over time, the united states is seven for seven. the european union is 6% including including the most significant of the sanctions which is to cut off of imports of the syrian oil. the arab league, if it goes through with sanctions will at this stage b347. turkey will be three for seven. so i think in the future much of our efforts will be working with turkey and with the arab league to see if additional work can be done in that area. but it is having an impact, but i hasten to add the impact of sanctions is dwarfed by the impact of assad driving the economy straight off the cliff through his policies. >> the gentleman's time is expired. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, chairman. i appreciate you being here and i thank you for your distinguished military service. when
central bank of syria, commercial bank of syria, other financial institutions, government officials, other individuals involved in repression, governmental entities and non-governmental entities. these are the general categories of things to target. in those seven categories over time, the united states is seven for seven. the european union is 6% including including the most significant of the sanctions which is to cut off of imports of the syrian oil. the arab league, if it goes through with...
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what do you project happening in syria? >> the international community will come down hard or syria. seeing what takes place when regimes resist the voice of the people. the people are now coming out by the thousands. syria is reacting by using force to suppress them. the result will be that this regime will be gone. we are seeing a continuation of the arab spring and this is one thing taking place in syria and i mighting is to the extent that iran continues to crack down in the fashion they have, given the economic conditions we will see a change in iranian policy in terms of not going forward with the nuclear program or see a change in regime. that's something they may have to be concerned about and should be. >> that is quite a projection for the new year. happy new year to you. >> same to you. >> thanks so much for all of your help this year. looking ahead, what political story will be making headlines in the next 24 hours. that's next here on "andrea mitchell reports." ♪ made sure his credit score did not go bad ♪
what do you project happening in syria? >> the international community will come down hard or syria. seeing what takes place when regimes resist the voice of the people. the people are now coming out by the thousands. syria is reacting by using force to suppress them. the result will be that this regime will be gone. we are seeing a continuation of the arab spring and this is one thing taking place in syria and i mighting is to the extent that iran continues to crack down in the fashion...
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iran is chief sponsor of the regime in syria. so steve indicates this is an arab league delegation that might give cover that assad could use particularly headed by a guy like this. he said i haven't seen anything. if you are a demonstrator, shot arrested or tortureed is not good news. >> shannon: today. they telegaffe we have to let it play out and let them do the mission and then see what happens. >> you have to admit the guy is expert on massacres so he is qualified in that respect. >> shannon: sadly. >> a little ridiculous. the administration remained in the background throughout the process in syria. apparently in the view that any overt measure or support the united states would lend the opposition would somehow provoke a worse backlash from the government be. serious, this is a civil war now. it is tanks and guns in the street. bitterly divided country along three or four different confessional lines. it's absolutely linked with what is going on with iran because of the umbilical connection between the regime. i think the
iran is chief sponsor of the regime in syria. so steve indicates this is an arab league delegation that might give cover that assad could use particularly headed by a guy like this. he said i haven't seen anything. if you are a demonstrator, shot arrested or tortureed is not good news. >> shannon: today. they telegaffe we have to let it play out and let them do the mission and then see what happens. >> you have to admit the guy is expert on massacres so he is qualified in that...
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well, there's been more bloodshed in syria and sadly that's nothing new. but what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that syria's president al assad is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander named lieutenant general mohammed ahmed mustafa al dhabi. not only is he a sudanese military commander, he's also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omar al bashir, the man now wanted by the international criminal court for genocide and crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team in syria, general al dhabi, told reuters that "things were calm and there were no clashes in homs, " which has for months seen some of the deadliest violence." he went on to say, "the situation seems reas
well, there's been more bloodshed in syria and sadly that's nothing new. but what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that syria's president al assad is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese...
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and then you have president surleif, of syria. i believed and continue to believe we are moving in a positive direction for more women to be included. >> mitchell: according to the united nations, women have signed fewer than 3% of the world's peace agreements. ahead, the story behind the choir that's touching heart and topping britain's pop charts. >> mitchell: finally this evening, they have an army of fans and a chart-topping holiday hit. what's unusual is that they're a choir. charlie d'agata in london has the story behind the song. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: in a wind-swept corner of england, a group of military wives struggling with the stress of having husbands on the front lines, have found a novel way to deal with it-- they sing. samantha stephenson's husband is an army engineer with 24 commando regiment. >> when he first left for afghanistan, i think that was the worst because that could literally be the last time i see my husband and our children see their dad and you can't even contemplate the worst-case scenario but saying
and then you have president surleif, of syria. i believed and continue to believe we are moving in a positive direction for more women to be included. >> mitchell: according to the united nations, women have signed fewer than 3% of the world's peace agreements. ahead, the story behind the choir that's touching heart and topping britain's pop charts. >> mitchell: finally this evening, they have an army of fans and a chart-topping holiday hit. what's unusual is that they're a choir....
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we'll take care of this problem iran syria san francisco interesting choice there well along i would like to expand on our previous thing that i said about iraq needing to pay us back i would also like to see countries like guatemala who we so generously gave syphilis i would love to see them you know pay us back for that or japan i mean we did we ended the war for them in hiroshima so if they could pay us back for that to reimbursement mr kay would you support any reimbursements of those type. of. reimbursement for pizza but i think that we need to do that now for bad foreign policy i can't comment on it myself because i have no. idea what i'm talking about with form san francisco should be part of the axis of evil i think it should be there are too many gay people there however given what i saw at the drag race i'm going to keep my mouth shut because she does look like somebody. i'm afraid that's all the time we have for that question now i want to move on to mr cain you were a guest on the sunday morning talk show face the nation of bob schieffer the other morning and the topic of
we'll take care of this problem iran syria san francisco interesting choice there well along i would like to expand on our previous thing that i said about iraq needing to pay us back i would also like to see countries like guatemala who we so generously gave syphilis i would love to see them you know pay us back for that or japan i mean we did we ended the war for them in hiroshima so if they could pay us back for that to reimbursement mr kay would you support any reimbursements of those type....
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an arab league delegation expected to visit three more cities in syria today, although activists say the observers' presence in the country has not stopped the violent crackdown by government forces there. opposition leaders criticizing the arab league mission after its leader, a former sudanese intelligence officer, said he witnessed "nothing frightening on the ground." the united nations says 5,000 people have been killed in syria since march. >>> the united states navy is pushing back against threats made by iran to close a critical waterway in the persian gulf that carries 15 million barrels of oil every day. iranian officials are furious over a planned oil embargo by the west. in retaliation, they say they will cut off access to the strait of hormuz, where one-third of the world's energy supply isç transported. the state department is downplaying the rhetoric with some analysts suggesting iran would just be crippling its own economy with that move. still, the pentagon not taking the threat lightly. the spokesman there said any interference with the shipping lanes will "not be
an arab league delegation expected to visit three more cities in syria today, although activists say the observers' presence in the country has not stopped the violent crackdown by government forces there. opposition leaders criticizing the arab league mission after its leader, a former sudanese intelligence officer, said he witnessed "nothing frightening on the ground." the united nations says 5,000 people have been killed in syria since march. >>> the united states navy is...
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look at the geography of syria. i think these things work to the advantage of the regime. >> to you see it then just devolving into civil war? >> well, i don't know what we name it. sometimes the famous question of shakespeare, what's in a name. there is already a civil war in syria. there is a fight between the regime and the people. there is also -- we can't really dodge this. there is the sectarian fault line between a principally sunni opposition and a minority regime. and i think for the syrian people we can say one thing here as americans, there is no taste in this country, there is no ground swell for intervention in syria. president obama, the biggest applause line he's going to get in charlotte, north carolina, when he's renominated, is that he ended the iraq war. he is not going to go into another campaign, so in fact when you look at the libyans, it was a solar lunar eclipse. they were lucky. sarkozy worked for them and they were delivered. >> thanks for being on. let us know what you think. we're on face
look at the geography of syria. i think these things work to the advantage of the regime. >> to you see it then just devolving into civil war? >> well, i don't know what we name it. sometimes the famous question of shakespeare, what's in a name. there is already a civil war in syria. there is a fight between the regime and the people. there is also -- we can't really dodge this. there is the sectarian fault line between a principally sunni opposition and a minority regime. and i...
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activists on the ground in syria are very, very concern. they believe that if something isn't done soon to stop this, that a genocide could occur. >> you've said that we can't verify these videos, but they seem pretty legitimate to us, otherwise we wouldn't be putting them on the air. 5,000 people dead since march, according to the u.n. and now the arab league observers are going to go in there. my question is, for a lot of us who don't understand the region, what will these observers be able to do? are they just going to be led around by the nose by the government showing them what they can and cannot see, and will they be able to stop any of this violence? >> reporter: drew, that's the key question. the protocol signed between the arab league and the syrian government stipulated that these monitors would be able to go in, that the syrian government would end the violence, that the military would be withdrawn from cities and towns and that detainees would be released. right now many people in syria are asking how effective the arab league
activists on the ground in syria are very, very concern. they believe that if something isn't done soon to stop this, that a genocide could occur. >> you've said that we can't verify these videos, but they seem pretty legitimate to us, otherwise we wouldn't be putting them on the air. 5,000 people dead since march, according to the u.n. and now the arab league observers are going to go in there. my question is, for a lot of us who don't understand the region, what will these observers be...
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as you just saw, i vens liz growing in syria. recent scenes in cairo show egypt is in disarray but there are few countries in the middle east which have escaped significant unrest in the arab spring and one of them is the united arab emirates. erin burnett has spent a lot of time in the middle east and in the uae and recently she spent a day with prime minister of the uae, the rule or of dubai. there he is. his name is sheikh mohammed. the man that ex-pats refer to as sheikh mo. locals call his highness. >> reporter: a perfect december day to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the youngest countries in the world. this is the united arab emirates and the man who built its crowned jewel, dubai, is still at the helm. >> i had a dream. >> reporter: a dream of skyscrapers where 40 years ago there were literally sand dunes, tents and small forts. now the world's tallest building rises from the desert. the center of the city. and the backdrop for the rich and famous, including tom cruise and his stunt move for the latest movie, "m
as you just saw, i vens liz growing in syria. recent scenes in cairo show egypt is in disarray but there are few countries in the middle east which have escaped significant unrest in the arab spring and one of them is the united arab emirates. erin burnett has spent a lot of time in the middle east and in the uae and recently she spent a day with prime minister of the uae, the rule or of dubai. there he is. his name is sheikh mohammed. the man that ex-pats refer to as sheikh mo. locals call his...
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a huge crowd of bigger than ever it turned out protest crowds in syria. my question is where is president obama? it is a masser there. they threatened and tried to assault the american ambassador there who left for a while and now is back there. i think effectively muzzled. i'm afraid president obama still thinks he can get arms talks with the iranians, and he doesn't want to irritate them by interfering in syria which is allied with iran. >> jim: okay. another topic. senate races. big election year. republicans are just under the 50 mark in the senate. which senate races will you be following, gentlemen? charles? >> massachusetts. elizabeth warren the democrat is ahead by six or seven points. excellent candidate. scott brown feeling the heat. index of that he complained about the press, which true but it isn't a good idea to let on that it's bothering you. >> jim: it doesn't help your campaign to complain about the press? >> outcationally helps for a day or two. then it fades. >> jim: chuck? >> this is a great year because so many of these tight senate r
a huge crowd of bigger than ever it turned out protest crowds in syria. my question is where is president obama? it is a masser there. they threatened and tried to assault the american ambassador there who left for a while and now is back there. i think effectively muzzled. i'm afraid president obama still thinks he can get arms talks with the iranians, and he doesn't want to irritate them by interfering in syria which is allied with iran. >> jim: okay. another topic. senate races. big...
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it's life in syria. people throwing bread across the street. they can't walk across the street because of snipers. a sniper that you hear actually shooting. you can't cross the street for fear of being shot. we're going to speak with a journalist who took this video. also tonight, keeping them honest, a man sent by the arab league to assess the violence in syria. we're going to speak about that. >>> also tonight, the choreography, the funeral of the former dictator, a stunning seen in north korea. almost competitive grieving. how mourners fear punishment for not showing that they are sufficiently distraught. we're going to show you the most interesting moments. those stories. >>> also, political turn of events in iowa. >>> and tonight's "ridiculist" at the top of the hour. >> competing grieving, you put it right. anderson, we look forward to it. >> thanks, al snichlt a family of five killed in a house fire on christmas day. and the latest developments in the death of a 9-year-old indiana girl when he murdered and dismembered her, he was already
it's life in syria. people throwing bread across the street. they can't walk across the street because of snipers. a sniper that you hear actually shooting. you can't cross the street for fear of being shot. we're going to speak with a journalist who took this video. also tonight, keeping them honest, a man sent by the arab league to assess the violence in syria. we're going to speak about that. >>> also tonight, the choreography, the funeral of the former dictator, a stunning seen in...
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. >>> later, our exclusive look inside the battle of homs, syria. the syrian army holding soldiers at bay in one neighborhood in homs. we'll hear from them. ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah >>> in crime and punishment, a twist in a story we have been following more than a year. police are investigating escort ads placed on backpage.com and three murders in detroit. police suspect a killer may be targeting escorts advertising online with that website. backpage.com takes in tens of millions of dollars each year for ads for adults. some are linked to sex crimes including child prostitution. officials say they are vigilent about monitoring the content of their ads and report abuses to the national center for exploited children. criminals use these websites as a tool to target victims. take a look. four women found dead in less than a week. bodies stuffed in the trunks of cars. police will not say if it's the work of a serial killer. three of the victims posted escort ads on backpage.com. >> with the vast increase in the use of social
. >>> later, our exclusive look inside the battle of homs, syria. the syrian army holding soldiers at bay in one neighborhood in homs. we'll hear from them. ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah >>> in crime and punishment, a twist in a story we have been following more than a year. police are investigating escort ads placed on backpage.com and three murders in detroit. police suspect a killer may be targeting escorts advertising online with that website....